# Stability

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'''Stability''' may refer to:
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==Mathematics==
*[Stability theory](/source/Stability_theory), the study of the stability of solutions to differential equations and dynamical systems
**[Asymptotic stability](/source/Asymptotic_stability)
**[Exponential stability](/source/Exponential_stability)
**[Linear stability](/source/Linear_stability)
**[Lyapunov stability](/source/Lyapunov_stability)
**[Marginal stability](/source/Marginal_stability)
**[Orbital stability](/source/Orbital_stability)
**[Structural stability](/source/Structural_stability)
*[Stability (probability)](/source/Stability_(probability)), a property of probability distributions
*[Stability (learning theory)](/source/Stability_(learning_theory)), a property of machine learning algorithms
*Stability, a property of [sorting algorithm](/source/Stable_sorting_algorithm)s
*[Numerical stability](/source/Numerical_stability), a property of numerical algorithms which describes how errors in the input data propagate through the algorithm
*[Stability radius](/source/Stability_radius), a property of continuous polynomial functions
*[Stable theory](/source/Stable_theory), concerned with the notion of stability in model theory
*Stability, a property of points in [geometric invariant theory](/source/Stable_point)
*[K-Stability](/source/K-Stability), a stability condition for algebraic varieties.
*[Bridgeland stability condition](/source/Bridgeland_stability_condition)s, a class of stability conditions on elements of a [triangulated category](/source/triangulated_category).
*[Stability (algebraic geometry)](/source/Stability_(algebraic_geometry))

==Engineering==
*[BIBO stability](/source/BIBO_stability) (Bounded Input, Bounded Output stability), in signal processing and control theory
*[Directional stability](/source/Directional_stability), the tendency for a body moving with respect to a medium to point in the direction of motion
*Elastic stability, the resistance of a structural member to [buckling](/source/buckling)
*[Flight dynamics](/source/Flight_dynamics), including [longitudinal stability](/source/longitudinal_stability)
*[Nyquist stability criterion](/source/Nyquist_stability_criterion), defining the limits of stability for pole-zero analysis in control systems
*[Relaxed stability](/source/Relaxed_stability), the property of inherently unstable aircraft
*[Ship stability](/source/Ship_stability) in naval architecture includes
**[Limit of positive stability](/source/Limit_of_positive_stability), the angle at which a boat will no longer stay upright
**[Stability conditions (watercraft)](/source/Stability_conditions_(watercraft)) of waterborne vessels
*[Slope stability](/source/Slope_stability), a property of soil-covered slopes
*[Stability model](/source/Stability_model) of software design

==Natural sciences==
*[Atmospheric stability](/source/Outline_of_air_pollution_dispersion), in fluid dynamics, a measure of the turbulence in the ambient atmosphere
*[Band of stability](/source/Band_of_stability), in physics, the scatter distribution of isotopes that do not decay
*[Chemical stability](/source/Chemical_stability), occurring when a substance is in a dynamic chemical equilibrium with its environment
**[Thermal stability](/source/Thermal_stability) of a chemical compound
**[Kinetic stability](/source/Kinetic_stability) of a chemical compound
**[Stability constants of complexes](/source/Stability_constants_of_complexes), in solution
*[Convective instability](/source/Convective_instability), a fluid dynamics condition
*[Ecological stability](/source/Ecological_stability), measure of the probability of a population returning quickly to a previous state, or not going extinct
*[Homeostasis](/source/Homeostasis), a property of a biological system in which variables are regulated so that internal conditions remain stable
*[Metastability](/source/Metastability), stability of an intermediate energy state of a dynamical system above its lowest energy state
*[Plasma stability](/source/Plasma_stability), a measure of how likely a perturbation in a plasma is to be damped out

==Exercise and sports medicine==
*[Core stability](/source/Core_stability) of the abdominal muscles
*[Joint stability](/source/Joint_stability) in the musculoskeletal system

==Social sciences==
*[Economic stability](/source/Economic_stability), the absence of excessive fluctuations in the macroeconomy
*[Hegemonic stability theory](/source/Hegemonic_stability_theory), a theory of international relations
*[Mertens-stable equilibrium](/source/Mertens-stable_equilibrium), called "stability" in game theory
*[Political stability](/source/Political_stability)

==Entertainment==
*''[The Stability EP](/source/The_Stability_EP)'', a 2002 three song EP by Death Cab for Cutie
*"Stability", a song by Debbie Harry from the album ''[Debravation](/source/Debravation)''
*["''Stability''" (short story)](/source/Stability_(short_story)), by Philip K. Dick

==Other uses==
* [Stability (wine)](/source/Stability_(wine))

==See also==
*[Balance (disambiguation)](/source/Balance_(disambiguation))
*[Bicycle and motorcycle dynamics](/source/Bicycle_and_motorcycle_dynamics)
*[Equilibrium (disambiguation)](/source/Equilibrium_(disambiguation))
*[Fault-tolerant system](/source/Fault-tolerant_system)
*[Instability](/source/Instability)
*[Stabilizer (disambiguation)](/source/Stabilizer_(disambiguation))
*[Stable (disambiguation)](/source/Stable_(disambiguation))
*[List of types of equilibrium](/source/List_of_types_of_equilibrium)

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